Events 3-13-09

Patriot Staff

Friday

Mar 13, 2009 at 2:00 AM

Eyes on Africa FORESIGHT – This weekend brings your last chance to catch a glimpse of Orleans photographer Anna Geueke’s images of Ghana, like this one, at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod, 307 Old Main St. in South Yarmouth. In June, Geueke will return to Ghana to provide ophthalmic services there. Sales of her works benefit her volunteering in Africa. Call 508-394-7100 or visit www.cultural-center.org.

Roadhouse Cafe is all jazzed up

The Roadhouse Cafe, 488 South St. in Hyannis, features entertainment. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 7 to 11 p.m., Matt Richard plays at the piano bar. On Monday and Tuesday, there’s jazz from 7 to 11 p.m. Call 508-775-2386 or go to www.roadhousecafe.com. Island sounds The Island Merchant, 302 Main St. in Hyannis, provides no-cover entertainment every week. For full entertainment schedules, go to www.TheIslandMerchant.com. On tap at the British Beer Company There’s something going on every night at the British Beer Company on Main Street across from the Hyannis Public Library. Get caught at The Black Spot The Black Spot Bar and Café, 10 Ocean St. in Hyannis, hosts an open mic every Wednesday from 7 to 11 p.m. All musicians, poets and performance artists are welcome. Call 508-771-4004. Tunes at the RoöBar The Roö Bar, 586 Main St. in Hyannis, features entertainment nightly starting at 10. Live jazz by the Lee Childs Jazz Trio during dinnertime is featured every Saturday. Call 508-778-6515. Heritage Hotel has weekend shows Chauncy’s Restaurant and Lounge at Heritage Hotel on Main Street in Hyannis features live entertainment every weekend with complimentary hors d’oeuvres from 5 to 7 p.m. Call 508-833-0087. Hyannis Public Library Family programs at the Hyannis Public Library, Main Street in Hyannis, include story times, chess club, Verizon Family Literacy Resource Center and more. Call 508-775-2280. BOOKS Learning silence Titcomb’s Bookshop, 432 Route 6A, East Sandwich, will host a talk and book signing at 2 p.m. March 14 with local author Anne LeClaire, who will discuss her newest book, Listening Below The Noise: A Meditation on the Practice of Silence, followed by a signing. Call 508-888-2331. Afternoon fun at Hyannis Public Library On March 20, visit at 2 p.m. to help the library’s new book club, decide what to discuss in the coming months. Go to www.hyannislibrary.org. Sturgis Library is going places Sturgis Library, 3090 Main St. in Barnstable, will hold its 2009 book discussion group on “Let Me Take You There: Books with a Strong Sense of Place.” Reservations are required. Call 508-362-8448 or send an e-mail to marcellamcurry@comcast.net. Marstons Mills Library Award-winning author Michael Tougias will give a multi-media presentation about a true story of heroism during the Blizzard of ’78, based on his book Ten Hours Until Dawn. The program is at 7:30 p.m. March 26, at the library. A book signing and refreshments follow. Story hour is at 10 a.m. every Tuesday, with parent-toddler playgroup on Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. Call 508-428-5175 or go to www.mmpl.org. Brewster Ladies’ Library The Brewster Ladies’ Library, 1822 Main St. in Brewster, holds frequent art exhibits, demonstrations and discussions. The library is open Tuesday through Saturday. Call 508-896-3913 or go to www.brewsterladieslibrary.org. CANVAS BARNSTABLE Cahoon Museum of American Art The museum is celebrating its 25th anniversary with an exhibition of works by several artists. Thursday Talks by those exhibiting their works will be 11 a.m. to noon as follows: March 19 – Jack Ahlin; March 26 – Anne Gilson Haney; April 2 – Liz Kelner Pozen; April 9 – Anne Doyle; April 16 – Anne Boucher; April 23 – Sandy O’Connor. Full-color posters by each artist commemorating the exhibit are for sale in the gift shop. An anniversary gift of 58 paintings and watercolors by Cape artist William Ross Searle has been presented to the museum. The works span several decades of the artist’s career. The museum is located at 4676 Route 28, Cotuit. Call 508-428-7581. The three Rs at 4Cs “Re:Configured,” an exhibit of discarded, re-arranged and altered materials (also known as recycled) turned into art by five visual artists, will show through April 9 at Cape Cod Community College’s Higgins Gallery. Events include an artists’ reception March 27 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Tilden Arts Center lobby. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday but will be closed March 16 to 21 for spring recess. Call 5080352-4484 or go to www.higginsartgallery.org. Cape Cod Art Association classes CCCA will hold drawing, painting and photography classes for all who want to try their hand at art. Classes for non-members are offered at a special rate of $50. The 6-week series will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Call 508-362-2909 or go to www.capecodartassoc.org. The Cape Cod Art Association’s “Off the Wall” juried exhibit promises something for everyone, literally. The exhibit, running March 13 to 16 at 3480 Route 6A in Barnstable, lets visitors buy the pieces for $60 each, with some by well-known Cape artists. The catch? They’ve signed their names on the back, so it’s fair game. Each piece is 4X6, with proceeds benefiting the association. A reception will be held the 13th from 4 to 6 p.m. Piano music at CCFTA Enjoy an evening of piano music with Cotuit’s own Jared McMurray at 8 p.m. March 28. Tickets are $20, $18 seniors/members, $10 students. Pre-registration at 508-362-2909. The Center for the Arts, 4404 Route 28 in Cotuit, offers peppers with its prose on March 14 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the 9th annual Poetry and Chili Festival. The event includes a chili and cornbread cook-off, live music, a poetry slam and performances by professional poets including Jarita Davis, Joe Gouveia, Christine Rathbun, Greg Hischak, Bobby Miller, Philip Hasouris and others. Tickets are $15, $12 for members and seniors and $10 for students. “Against the Grain: Art in Wood,” an exhibit of builders, turners, carvers and sculptors of wood, will show at the Center through March 28. The works feature on- and off-Cape wood artists of all sorts. Hours are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call 508-428-0669 or go to www.cotuitcenterforthearts.org. Camera club at Art Association The club meets the second and fourth Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Cape Abilities, Inc. in Barnstable. Educational pre-meetings are held at 6:30. Photographers of all levels are invited. The Association is located at 3480 Route 6A in Barnstable. Call 508-362-2909 or go to www.capecodartassoc.org. Dog days of art Dog Day Studio and Gallery on Route 6A in Barnstable holds pup-friendly wine and cheese receptions on Fridays and Saturdays from 5 to 7 p.m. Call 508-744-6984 or go to www.dogdaycapecod.com. Beads and baubles Learn the art of glass bead making at Leslie B. Spencer’s Fine Arts and Crafts Studio, 151 Main St. in Cotuit. Call 508-420-2343. CAPEWIDE Music and magic Poetry, live music, magic and more, from 7 to 10 p.m. March 17 at Three Fish Coffee House, located at the Callie Lewis Tyber Center for the Arts, 36 Bates Road, Mashpee Commons North. Share your talent or just watch the fun. Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult. $5 donation. Young poets from ages 12 to 16 can share their work and learn new techniques from 2 to 4 p.m. March 21. Cost is $40. Call 508-292-1417. New Works by gallery artists The Elizabeth Rowley Gallery, 84 Route 6A, Orleans, is exhibiting new works by gallery artists J. Clayton, T. Eaton, M. Giammarino, J. Gilmore, D. Strauss and L. Trenholm. The gallery’s “Spring Fling” group show runs through April 30. An opening reception April 18 at 3 p.m. will feature wine tastings hosted by Orleans Wine and Spirits. Call 508-255-3690 or go to www.elizabethrowleygallery.com. They’re painting the town red Color Obsession Gallery in Mashpee is showing “The Power of Red,” featuring artist Jon Goldman’s series of monks in red robes. The exhibit also includes other works from the gallery and will run to March 20. Call 508-246-6246 or go to www.colorobsessiongallery.com. A bit of fire, even in winter Redfire Studio, the working studio of abstract artist and poet Max Redfire Wheeler, will hold open studio days every Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. through mid-May. See Wheeler’s poetry, photography, books of nature poems, giclee prints and more. Redfire is located at 36 FR Lillie Road in Woods Hole. Call 508-540-4345 or contact xamredfire@aol.com. PAAM Exhibits on display include “Vintage Provincetown: Exhibition of Jules Aarons Photographs,” through March 29 and “Transformations: Exhibitions of Contemporary Sculptures.” PAAM’s filmArt@PAAM film series will continue throughout the winter. A discussion follows each screening, and popcorn is free. A suggested donation of $5 for the public and $3 for members will be collected. The museum is located at 460 Commercial St. Hours are Thursday through Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. and by appointment. Admission is $5 for non-members. Call 508-487-1750 or go to www.paam.org. Art for all tastes at Cultural Center The Cultural Center of Cape Cod, 307 Old Main St. in South Yarmouth, features weekly events for all interests. Through March 15, the center will host a fundraiser exhibit for Ghana’s Unite For Sight charity, featuring photographs by Orleans artist Anna Geueke. Geueke will return to Ghana in June and is being trained in ophthalmology to provide services once there A different sort of “green” than the current event topic will be celebrated March 15 at 8 p.m., when Irish musicians Patsy Whelan, Finbar Furey, Brian Gaffney and Ken Gillick visit the center for fiddling, folk and more. Tickets are $20. For more Irish tunes, visit March 13 at 7 for a Celtic concert by Aoife Clancy, daughter of Bobby Clancy of the Clancy Brothers. Tickets are $15 and $12 for center members. The New Horizons Senior band meets Mondays at the center. The band welcomes adults who would like to learn to play a wind or percussion instrument. Call the center at 508-394-7100 or go to www.cultural-center.org. CCMA features variety of programs Dan Finnegan will give a lecture at 2 p.m. March 14 on “Cape Cod Pottery: History in the Making.” The lecture is free with admission. The Cape Cod Museum of Art features a variety of rotating exhibits, including “Students of Hans Hoffman: From Our Collection” through March 15 in the Polhemus Savery DaSilva Gallery. An exhibit of the museum’s recent gifts and acquisitions will run through March 29. Pieces include those by Xavier Gonzalez, Jamie Wyeth and Harry Holl. The museum, Route 6A in Dennis, is open Thursday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. through March. Call 508-385-4477, ext. 12 or go to www.ccmoa.org. CLUBS Barnstable Newcomers’ Club The Barnstable Newcomers’ Club’s meetings are held on the third Wednesday of most months at the Barnstable Senior Center in Hyannis and are open to all Barnstable residents. Annual membership dues are $15. The group’s next meeting will be held March 18 at 7:30 p.m. Christine Duran, executive director of the Cotuit Center for the Arts, will discuss the center’s history and events. Refreshments will be served. For information or to join, call Jeanne and Bill Driscoll at 508-375-0036 or go to www.barnstablenewcomers.com. University Women The Cape Cod branch of the American Association of University Women will meet at 12:30 p.m. March 24 at Nelson Hall, St. David’s Church, 205 Old Main St., South Yarmouth. Marilyn Dunn, executive director of special collections at Harvard University’s Schlesinger Library, will be the speaker. Refreshments will be served. Call 508-778-6741. Genealogical society meetings The Cape Cod Genealogical Society holds public meetings throughout the season. Meetings are free and open to the public. Go to www.capecodgensoc.org. Take a trip with the ski club The Cape Cod Ski Club holds day and overnight trips both here and abroad. Day trips run through March 18 Sunday trips are children-friendly. New England overnight trips will be held throughout the season. Prices vary but all include lift tickets, transportation, lodging and some meals. The club meets the third Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Radisson in Hyannis. Go to www.capecodskiclub.com. Cape Cod Miniature Society The Cape Cod Miniature Society holds meetings the third Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at the West Barnstable Community Center on Route 149. New members are welcome. Call 508-896-7295. Polish Society of Cape Cod The Polish Society of Cape Cod and the Islands meets monthly on the first Sunday of every month at 1 p.m. at the West Dennis Graded School House on School Street. Call 508-385-4238. Bridging the gap The Retired Men’s Bridge Club meets Tuesdays at 1 p.m. at the Barnstable Senior Center on Route 28 in Hyannis. Call Tom Murphy at 508-420-4879. Cape Cod Fencing Club The Cape Cod Fencers meets Tuesday and Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at 49 John Maki Road in West Barnstable. The group is a registered member of the New England Division of the US Fencing Association. E-mail capefencer@aol.com or go to www.capecodfencingclub.org. Cotuit Bird and Garden Club meetings The Cotuit Bird and Garden Club meets the second Wednesday of each month at 10 a.m. at the Cotuit Library on Main Street. Call 508-428-5928. Cape Cod Bird Club Meetings are held the second Monday of every month at 7:30 p.m. at the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, Route 6A in Brewster. Meetings are free and open to the public. For children of all ages An intergenerational program at the Barnstable Senior Center, 825 Falmouth Road in Hyannis, meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at 10:30 a.m. All ages are welcome. Call 508-862-4750 Cape Cod Hospital Auxiliary Members of the Cape Cod Hospital Auxiliary Barnstable Branch meet the second Thursday of the month at St. Mary’s Church in Barnstable Village at 10:30 a.m. All are welcome. Barnstable Youth Commission meetings The BYC sponsors the monthly Youth at Mall Nights at the Cape Cod Mall and the Channel 18 Barnstable Now Youth Program. All are invited to attend meetings of and become members of the BYC, which meets on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month at 2 p.m. in the Senior Cafeteria at Barnstable High School. Call youth services coordinator Sally-Ann Imes at 508-862-4633. BARS meets monthly in West Barnstable Members of the Barnstable Association for Recreational Shellfishing meet the first Tuesday of the month at the West Barnstable Community Building, Route 149 (Meetinghouse Road), at 7 p.m. Go to www.shellfishing.org. Cape & Islands Gay & Straight Youth Alliance (CIGSYA) CIGSYA House, 56 Barnstable Road in Hyannis offers support and more for those 22 and under in the community. Call 508-778-7744 or go to www.CIGSYA.org. The Cape & Islands Gay & Straight Youth Alliance has a dance room, cyber center, library, TV room and game room as well as several support groups and other activities. Barnstable-Yarmouth Lions Club This organization of men and women raises funds for eye research and other community services. Meetings are held at Barbyann’s Restaurant in Hyannis on the first and third Tuesdays of the month at 6:30 p.m. Call 508-534-6099. Needlepointers in Dennis The Cape Cod Chapter of the American Needlepoint Guild meets the second Monday of the month at Carleton Hall in Dennis at 9:30 a.m. Call 508-759-9248. Cape Cod Gay Men’s Chorus Members of the chorus meet weekly on Tuesday night at 7:30 to rehearse at the Cape Cod and Island Gay/Straight Youth Alliance House, Elm Avenue and Barnstable Road in Hyannis. New singers and musicians always welcome. Astronomical Society meets at D-Y All are invited to meetings of the Cape Cod Astronomical Society at 7:30 p.m. on the first Thursday of the month at Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School on Station Avenue in South Yarmouth. Paranormal group opens meetings to public The Cape & Islands Paranormal Research Society will open one meeting a month, usually on the final Friday, to the general public, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Cape Cod Community College’s Lecture Hall B. Call 508-771-2725 or go to www.caiprs.com. Cape Cod Motorcycle Club Members of the Cape Cod Motorcycle Club meet at 7:30 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of the month at Child and Family Services of Cape Cod, 1019 Iyannough Road in Hyannis. Motorcycles 350cc and above are welcome. The club is American Motorcycle Association-sanctioned. Call 508-775-3793. Villages of Barnstable Women’s Club The Villages of Barnstable (Jr.) Women’s Club meets the first Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at Whelden Memorial Library on Route 149 in West Barnstable. Call 508-548-9825. Veterans For Peace The Cape Cod chapter of Veterans For Peace meets the first Wednesday of each month in Hyannis. Call 508-420-5532 or 508-771-3915. Veterans of Foreign Wars The VFW Hall holds meetings for its members throughout each month. Call 508-771-1323. Cape Cod Civil War Round Table Members of the Cape Cod Civil War Round Table meet the third Monday of each month from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Yarmouth Senior Center, 528 Forest Road in South Yarmouth. Dues are $25 per year and can be paid at the first meeting or mailed to Ed Skoler, 481 Buck Island Road #15E, West Yarmouth, MA, 02673. FILMS Foreign films for all at 4Cs Cape Cod Community College presents weekly, free foreign films every Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. in Lecture Hall A of the science building. March 24: “Fraulein,” in German and Bosnian with English subtitles. Call 508-362-2131 ext. 4453. No film will be shown March 17. FOR THE KIDS Little steps for little ones Dance Designs in Hyannis offers a dance program for ages 3 to 6 on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Call 508-771-2344 or go to www.dancedesignshyannis.com. Board games are back at HPL The Hyannis Public Library will hold “family board game Saturdays” through June 6 from 1 to 4 p.m. Stop by anytime for games, prizes and snacks. Barnes & Noble Tuesday toddler story time is at 10 a.m. at the store at the Cape Cod Mall in Hyannis, with preschool story time Wednesdays at 10 a.m. On Fridays, there is a special story time for school-age children at 7 p.m. Call 508-862-6310. Cotuit Library Story times at the Cotuit Library are Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. and Wednesdays at 2:15 p.m. Preschoolers are welcome for stories, songs and crafts. Dennis Public Library The Dennis Public Library in Dennisport holds pre-school story and craft time every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. On Wednesdays at 1 p.m. it’s Toddler Story and Play Time. Brewster Ladies’ Library Call Kathy Mahoney in Children’s Services at 508-896-3913, ext. 16. 4-H activities Students in grades 4 through 7 are invited to participate in 4-H projects such as arts, crafts, quilting, gardening, community service and more. Call 508-420-3453 for details. Kindermusik classes Preschool music classes for ages 18 months to four years are ongoing at the South Congregational Church in Centerville for $9 a class. Kindergarten-age children are invited to attend Kindermusik young child classes Tuesdays from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the church. Admission is $10. Call 508-778-6679 or go to Musicalplayground.net. Programs at the Boys & Girls Club Programs at the club include classes, cooking, games, music and more. The club is open Monday through Friday from 2 to 6 p.m. Teen nights are held every weeknight from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday night the clubhouse is open from 6 to 10 p.m. for teens. Call 508-477-8845 or go to www.BoysGirlsClubCapeCod.org. Membership is $25 annually. Thornton W. Burgess Society 4 Water St. in Sandwich; Green Briar Nature Center, 6 Discovery Hill Rd., East Sandwich. Hours are Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. For more information, call 508-888-6870 or go to www.thorntonburgess.org. Wee Walkers, a walking group for ages 2.5 to 4 and their parents, meets each Monday through March. 30 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. for a short walk and visits with animals. Cost is $3 per person for Society members and $5 for non-members. Advance registration is required. The society hosts children’s programs for all ages throughout the season. Youngsters can listen to stories, meet resident animals and do crafts. Programs for older children are also available. MUSIC Shining a light in Barnstable The Highland Light Scottish Pipe Band will celebrate the Celtic musical tradition on March 14 at 7 p.m., with a concert and dance at Horace Mann Charter School’s auditorium in Marstons Mills. Performances include the pipe band, an Irish step dance group, fiddlers, harpists and more. Tickets are $9 for adults in advance and $11 at the door, $5 for kids 6 to 12 and free for those under 6. Contact Diane Wood Bielski at 508-947-4383 or mgr@highlandlight.com. Hornpipes and jigs The John Dirac Clayton March Duo will perform selections of traditional Irish jigs, ballads, reels and hornpipes at 2 p.m. March 15 at the Centerville Library, 585 Main St. Clayton plays fiddle, banjo and mandolin and John plays guitar. Free to all. Book it to Conservatory band’s concert The Cape Cod Conservatory Concert Band, a 45-piece wind and percussion ensemble directed by John Hagon, will perform a free concert, “Great Books Make Great Music,” March 15 at 3 p.m. at the Marstons Mills East Horace Mann Charter Public School. Performances will come from plays, stories and novels, including Casey at the Bat, the William Tell Overture, the Hungarian March and others. WQRC and WOCN weatherman Dave Read will narrate. Other features are Broadway hits and other favorites. Irish and American Musical Favorites Denya LeVine (fiddle and vocals) and Tim Dickey (guitar and vocals) will present traditional Irish and American music at 1:30 p.m. March 20 at the Dennis Senior Center, 1045 Route 134, South Dennis. Tickets are $6. Call 508-385-5067. Tap into fitness with Dance Designs Dance Designs of Hyannis holds adult tap dance classes for beginner-level dancers every Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. An intermediate class is also available. Call 508-771-2344. Music & More at CCMA The Cape Cod Museum of Art holds “Music and More” concerts throughout the season featuring a variety of local performers on Sundays at 2:30 p.m. On March 15, “Broadway & Beyond” will feature song stylist Grace O’Connor, pianist Doug Hammer and Bruce Abbott on saxophone. Upcoming performances include Bobby Wetherbee in a cabaret performance March 22. Tickets are $18, $15 for CCMA members. Call for reservations: 508-385-4477, x 7, or go to www.ccmoa.org. Sounds by the sea The Woods Hole Folk Music Society holds concerts in the Community Hall, 68 Water St. Tickets are $15 or $12 for seniors, members and children. Doors open at 7 p.m. for the 7:30 p.m. shows. Call 508-540-0320 or go to www.arts-cape.com/whfolkmusic. Cranberry Shores chorus hits high note The Cranberry Shores Chorus of Hyannis holds rehearsals Tuesdays at the Federated Church on Main Street in Hyannis. Call 508-778-0109 or go to www.cranberryshores.org. First Encounter Coffeehouse The First Encounter Coffeehouse, at 229 Samoset Road in Eastham, is back in the swing of its performance season. Call 508-255-5438 or go to www.firstencounter.org. Get caught at the Black Spot The Black Spot Bar and Café, 10 Ocean St. in Hyannis, hosts an open mic Wednesdays from 7 to 11 p.m. All musicians, poets and performance artists are welcome. Call 508-771-4004. Moonlighting in Sandwich The Moonlighters, a 16-piece big band, performs at the Sandwich Taverna, Cotuit Road in Sandwich. A $10 cover charge at the Taverna concerts helps fund the Sandwich Town Band. Call 508-888-2200. Roadhouse Cafe is all jazzed up The Roadhouse Cafe, 488 South St. in Hyannis, features entertainment. On Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 7 to 11 p.m. Matt Richard entertains at the piano bar. On Mondays and Tuesdays, there’s jazz from 7 to 11 p.m. Call 508-775-2386 or go to www.roadhousecafe.com. Jazz in Barnstable Village The Barnstable Restaurant and Tavern on Route 6A in Barnstable village offers Sunday jazz brunch from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Grand music at the Grand Cru The Grand Cru Wine Bar at The Cape Codder Resort & Spa, Route 132 in Hyannis, hosts musical performances Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. Call 508-771-3000. Island sounds The Island Merchant, 302 Main St. in Hyannis, provides no-cover entertainment. For a full schedule, go to www.TheIslandMerchant.com. The Island Merchant’s Jazz Jam with Bart Weisman is on the third Sunday of every month from 4 to 7 p.m. Tunes at the RoöBar The Roö Bar, 586 Main St. in Hyannis, features entertainment most nights at 10 p.m. Call 508-778-6515. Heritage Hotel has weekend shows Chauncy’s Restaurant and Lounge at Heritage Hotel on Main Street in Hyannis features live entertainment every weekend with complimentary hors d’oeuvres from 5 to 7 p.m. Call 508-833-0087. On tap at the British Beer Company There’s something going on every night at the British Beer Company on Main Street across from the Hyannis Public Library. Contra dances in Cotuit A Contra dance is held the second Saturday of every month at Freedom Hall, 976 Main St. in Cotuit, with live music by John Alden & Friends. Beginners and singles are welcome and soft-soled shoes are recommended. All dances begin at 8 p.m. Admission is $6. Call 508-420-2188. STAGE The Joseph’s Boat A puppet production of a true story about Old Cape Cod, with strings being pulled by a dozen local students under the direction of Jacek Zuzanski of Falmouth Academy, will be presented by Centerville Public Library at the South Congregational Church next door on Main Street March 21 at 3 p.m. Call 508-790-6220. March dinner theater Cape Codder Resort & Spa, Route 132, Hyannis, presents dinner theater performances during March. On March 13 and 14, see Finnegan’s Wake, a popular interactive comedy. Tickets are $45 and include dinner buffet. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. For reservations, call 508-771-3000. A decidedly unlovely relationship This Was Not Love Letters, the story of Abraham Lincoln and the election of 1860 told through the eyes of two Cape Cod newspaper editors, will be reprised March 15 at 3 p.m. at the Unitarian Church of Barnstable on Route 6A. The show, which made its premier in January, tells the tale of the editors of the Patriot and the Yarmouth Register. Tickets are $15, including a wine and cheese reception following the play. Call the church at 508-362-6381 Tuesday through Friday from 10:30 a.m. to noon and 2:30 to 3:30 for purchase. WHAT heads to Willy’s for spring plays Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre will reprise its New Plays Reading Series, held at Willy’s Gym in North Eastham. Each show is $29 and includes a four-course buffet dinner. Shows are The Hard Weather Boating Party by Naomi Wallace March 13, Mrs. Whitney, the sequel to Goldfish, on the 20th, and Allison Moore’s Slasher on the 27th. Call 508-349-3011 or visit www.what.org. Wait no longer for Godot Waiting for Godot, Samuel Beckett’s small-cast drama, will be directed by John Watters at the Barnstable Comedy Club March 13 to 14, 20 to 21, and 27-28 at 8 p.m. and March 15, 22, and 29 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $14 to $16. Call 508-362-6333. Say hello to Bye Bye Birdie Harwich Junior Theater celebrates fictional teen idol Conrad Birdie and his teen angels in the classic musical through March 15, with performances March 13 to 14 at 7:30 p.m. and March 15 at 2 p.m. For tickets ($22; $15 for under 21), call 508-432-2002 or go to hjtcapecod.org. Alps-apalooza! The Academy of Performing Arts in Orleans presents The Sound of Music Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. through March 15, with a special matinee March 8 at 4:30. For tickets ($20), call 508-255-1963. A cozy winter way to enjoy a play The New Provincetown Players’ Winter Reading Series winds up March 17 at 7 p.m. with Rabbit Hole, David Lindsay-Abaire’s 2007 Pulitzer Prize-winner. The cast features Cape luminaries Susan Winslow and Judith Partelow. All performances are at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays in the lobby of the Provincetown Theater, 238 Bradford St. Admission to the play in the lobby of the Provincetown Theater, 238 Bradford St., is free but a suggested donation of $5 is welcome. Comedy Lounge offers laughs to the Cape The Comedy Lounge, 287 Route 28 in Hyannis, presents weekly comedy shows. Go to www.comedylounge.com or call 508-771-1700. AUDITIONS Auditions for “Cheaper by the Dozen” The Harwich Junior Theater will hold auditions for Cheaper by the Dozen from 1 to 3 p.m. March 15 and 7 to 9 p.m. March 16, at the Cultural Exchange Center, corner of Sisson Road and Parallel Street, Harwich Center. Roles available for all ages. Production dates are May 8 to 31. Call 508-432-2002, x 12. Auditions for comedy The Barnstable Comedy Club, Route 6A, Barnstable Village, will hold auditions for Joe DiPietro’s comedy Over the River and Through the Woods from 7 to 9 p.m. March 16, 17 and 18. Roles available for two men and two women in their 70s, one man in his 30s and one woman in her 20s to 30s. Production dates are May 14 to 31. MISCELLANEOUS BARNSTABLE A filling celebration for a saint Join the Barnstable Senior Center on March 18 for a St. Patrick’s Day Dinner featuring traditional dishes and music by the Victrola Society. Entertainment begins at 4 p.m., with dinner at 5. Tickets are $10 and must be reserved by March 13. Call 508-862-4750. Spring ahead fundraiser The Centerville Beautification Committee will hold a spring fundraiser at 2 p.m. March 22 at the Centerville Library. Master Gardener Will Clarke will present “Hydrangeas for Cape Cod Gardens: Selection, Culture and Pruning.” A raffle and refreshments will follow. Admission is $6 at the door. Eat dessert first Indulge in sweet and sugar-free treats, accompanied by a champagne fountain, coffee and tea, at “Dessert First, A Chocolate Soiree,” 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. March 27 at the John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum on Main Street. The event includes a silent auction. Proceeds benefit the Baybridge Clubhouse. Tickets are $25. Call 508-778-4234. Zion Union Heritage Museum The Zion Union Heritage Museum, 276 North St. in Hyannis, features artwork and memorabilia by Cape Codders on the Cape’s African American and Cape Verdean history. Exhibits include “The Journey,” a sculpture by Michael Alfano, works by Cape artist Liz Mumford, “Icons of the Civil Rights Movement” by Harwich resident Pamela Purdy, Cape Verde islands photography by Vasco Pires, art by Barnstable High School teacher Carl Lopes, and boxing memorabilia from George Maddox. The museum is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for children. Santuit-Cotuit’s Dottridge Homestead The Historical Society of Santuit and Cotuit operates the historic Dottridge Homestead on Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. May 31 to Sept. 1. The home is furnished in early 19th century features. Docent tours are available. Go to www.cotuithistoricalsociety.org. HAC helps with housing education The Housing Assistance Corporation holds consumer education workshops throughout the year at its 460 West Main St., Hyannis location. Cost and dates vary. Call 508-771-5400 or go to www.haconcapecod.org. Maritime museum features ships and snapshots The Cape Cod Maritime Museum, 135 South St, in Hyannis, hosts demonstrations, lectures, classes and other activities for all ages. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and students and free for children under 7. Go to www.capecodmaritimemuseum.org or call 508-775-1723. Sail into history with the Coast Guard museum The Coast Guard Heritage Museum at the Trayser, 3353 Main St. in Barnstable, is on its winter schedule and will open by appointment only. Go to www.coastguardheritagemuseum.org. Books for Barnstable The Cape Cod Cooperative Extension Service and AmeriCorps, in cooperation with “Got Books?” has placed a book donation box in the Barnstable County complex on Route 6A in Barnstable village. The “Got Books?” program collects old books, CDs, DVDs, videos, records, software and sports memorabilia and holds charity book sales. Call 508-375-6690 or go to www.gotbooks.com. NOAH Center needs blankets The NOAH Center emergency shelter for adults needs blankets to give away. New and used blankets may be dropped off at 77 Winter St. in Hyannis. Mangia, mangia! It’s pasta night every Thursday between 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. at the Sons of Italy, 4996 Falmouth Road in Cotuit. CAPEWIDE Antiques appraisals An appraisal day will be held at Eldred’s, Inc., 1483 Route 6A, East Dennis, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 17. Verbal evaluations of your treasures will benefit the historical societies of Dennis and Yarmouth. One item: $5, three items: $10. Call 508-385-3116. Civil service for police-minded residents A civil service exam for police officers will be held April 25, but the deadline to sign up of March 18 is fast approaching. Those who do well on the exam are named to the list of eligible applicants for jobs as police officers, state troopers and transit police officers. Go to www.mass.gov/civilservice. Hopeful parents, look here Good Hope Adoption Services, Inc., 708 Route 134 in South Dennis, holds information sessions the first Wednesday of every month on home study and domestic and international child placement. Couples and single prospective parents are welcome. To RSVP for a session call 508-385-7815 or go to www.goodhopeadoption.org. We Can offers aid for women We Can, a non-profit group for women, offers periodic free legal clinics at its 537 Main St., Suite 2H in Harwichport. Half-hour appointments can be scheduled by calling 508-430-8111. Vets and widows offered aid The Massachusetts Veterans’ Service Officers Association reminds veterans and their spouses and widows that supplementary financial assistance is available through local Veterans Services Offices. Visit your local VSO office or contact the MVSOA at 617-210-5480. Monthly events sponsor Angels’ wings Touched by Angels, a Cape group that helps South Shore and Cape Cod families defray the cost of medical expenses, holds monthly fundraising events at locales across the Cape. Go to www.touchedbyangelsonline.com. Mature workers get a second chance The Mature Workers Program of Elder Services of Cape Cod has openings in its “Bridge Back to Work” program. People 55 and over who are looking to return to work are eligible. Call Gloria or Betty at 888-394-4630, ext. 134 or 138. Marines wanted! The 2nd Marine Division Association is looking for new members. Vets and former 2nd Division Marines are needed to participate in reunions and other events. Call 760-365-2473 or go to www.2marine.com. Rover Dog to the rescue Homes for Barnstable County area pets can be found via the Internet with the help of Rover Dog Rescue in Buzzards Bay, the MSPCA in Centerville, and People for Cats in West Falmouth. Send an e-mail to roverdogrescue@hotmail.com Foster and adoptive families needed Social workers and local foster parents are present the fourth Thursday of every month from noon to 1 p.m. and 6 to 7 p.m. at the state Department of Social Services, 32 Commercial St. in South Yarmouth, to discuss foster parenting and adoption. Stop by or call 508-771-1727. NATURE Natural history conference The 14th annual Cape Cod Natural History Conference will be held March 14 at Cape Cod Community College. Sponsored by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary and the college’s environmental technology program, the conference will feature 15 talks by environmental agencies and colleges across the state. Cost is $20 in advance and $25 at the door, but advance registration is encouraged. Call 508-349-2615 or go to www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay.back to nature. Cape Cod Museum of Natural History The museum presents the 2009 Field Guide Training Course over eight Thursday sessions from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. between March 19 and May 7. The course teaches techniques for becoming a successful field guide, and includes speakers, activities and field walks. Call 508-896-3867, x133. The museum is located on Route 6A in Brewster. Massachusetts Audubon Society, Long Pasture Join Mass Audubon for an Osprey pep rally to observe and learn more about the Cape’s famous raptors at 7 p.m. March 19. The sanctuary will also present a slide show and live observation of American Woodcocks at 6 p.m. March 20 and 6:30 p.m. March 27; all programs at 345 Bone Hill Road, Cummaquid. Pre-registration is required. Call 508-362-7475. Gardening workshop Waquoit Bay Estuarine Reserve will host a free workshop “Cape Friendly Farming: Grow Local, Buy Local, Eat Fresh,” from 7 to 9 p.m. March 19 at the reserve, 149 Waquoit Highway/Route 28, Waquoit. The presentation will be led by Jessie Gunnard, coordinator of the Buy Fresh, Buy Local program at the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension. Call 508-457-0495, x108. Veggies, here and there Roberta Clark, extension educator with the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension, will offer an introduction to growing your own vegetables on the Cape, at two times: 1:30 p.m. March 25 at Liberty Hall, 2150 Main St., Marstons Mills, and 3 p.m. March 30 at the Wellfleet Public Library. The programs are free, and pre-registration is requested. Call 508-375-6697. Burgess Museum bursting with events The Thornton W. Burgess Museum is at 4 Water St. in Sandwich. A variety of events for children and adults will be featured every month at the society and at the Green Briar Nature Center, 6 Discovery Hill Road in East Sandwich. “All Sorts of Animals: The Paintings of June Noll” will show at Green Briar through April 26. Activities including jam-making, candy making, walks, talks and more are also offered. Call the center for more information. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays. Admission is by donation. For a complete schedule of events, call 508-888-6870. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Redfield Auditorium, Water St., Woods Hole, 508-289-2398 Barnstable Land Trust 720 Main St., Hyannis. The Barnstable Land Trust is a non-profit, community-based conservation organization offering information about preserving the open spaces on Cape Cod. Go to www.BLT.org or call 508-771-2585. Cape Cod National Seashore Salt Pond Visitor Center, Nauset Road, off Route 6 in Eastham, 508-255-3421; Province Lands Visitor Center, Race Point Road, off Route 6 in Provincetown, 508-487-1256. Massachusetts Audubon Society, Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary Off Route 6 just past the Eastham/Wellfleet town line. Trails are open daily 8 a.m. to dusk. Events, including walks, birding and tidal pool exploration, family cruises, canoe trips and more. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for children. Call 508-349-2615. Cape Cod Wildlife Center 4011 Main St, Barnstable. Have your questions about wildlife answered daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 508-362-0111 or go to www.capewildlife.org. TALKS International affairs public forum Louis Maloof of North Chatham will present a public forum on “The Palestine/Israel Conflict and American Foreign Policy,” 2 to 4 p.m. March 15, in Lecture Hall A, Cape Cod Community College. Free-will donations are welcome. Sponsored by Wake Up Cape Cod. More information at www.wakeupcapecod.org. Dennis maritime history Historian Brendan Joyce of East Dennis will present a slide show and talk on the “Story of the Shiverick Shipyard,” at 2 p.m. March 15, at the Jacob Sears Library, 23 Center St., East Dennis. Free-will donations will benefit the Dennis Historical Society. Heritage Museum talk The Coast Guard Heritage Museum will present the lecture “Breaking the Code,” by retired Coast Guard Capt. Alan Brier of Chatham, at 6:30 p.m. March 17, in the Lowell Room at Sturgis Library, Main Street, Barnstable. $5 recommended donation. Oceanographic program Jean Whelan, oceanographer emeritus at W.H.O.I., will present the talk “Climate Change and Gardens of the Deep,” 11:30 a.m. March 18, at Cotuit Library, 871 Main St. Lunch follows. $12, $10 members. Sponsored by Friends of Cotuit Library to benefit library programs. Call 508-428-5874. Talk on New Zealand “New Zealand – Part II” will be presented by John and Regina McCarthy at 2 p.m. March 20 at the Yarmouth Council on Aging, 528 Forest Road, South Yarmouth. To reserve your seat, call 508-394-7606 CCMNH offers talks The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History on Route 6A in Brewster presents special programs through the seasons. Call 508-896-3867. Sense for seniors at Yarmouth Senior Center The Yarmouth Senior Center, 528 Forest Road in South Yarmouth, holds frequent discussions, events and classes. Upcoming events include a St. Patrick’s Day celebration March 16 at 2 p.m. with music by Dave Hickey. For registration or questions, call 508-394-7606. WALKS Simple walks for seniors, kids The Thornton W. Burgess Society holds gently-paced nature walks every Tuesday at 1 p.m. for seniors with naturalist Patricia Gonser. Walkers should meet at the Green Briar Nature Center in Sandwich to travel to other areas. Walks are $6 for society members and $8 for non-members. Walks through the Green Briar Nature Center’s Shirley G. Cross Wildflower Garden are held Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 10:30 a.m. Cost is $3 for members and $5 for non-members. Call Green Briar at 508-888-6870. CCMNH takes a walk The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster offers weekly walks across the Cape. Connie Boyce leads three-to-four mile walks from 10 a.m. to noon. Next walks: Coy’s Brook conservation Area and Lee Baldwin Trail in Harwich on March 18, leaving at 9:30 a.m.; Maple Swamp, Sandwich, March 25, leaving 9:20 a.m. by van. Cost for the walks is $4 for museum members and $6 for non-members. Van trips are $1 extra. For more information, call Connie Boyce by 8 a.m. the morning of the walk at 508-394-2683. Upcoming walks include a walk through VOLUNTEERS Be a big for a Cape kid Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cape Cod and Islands is looking for adult volunteers to mentor its participants. Caring volunteers are needed a couple of hours a couple of times per month to spend time with kids. For information or to volunteer, call Big Brothers Big Sisters at 508-771-5150 or go to www.bbbsmb.org. 4-H needs help with youth programs The Barnstable County 4-H Program needs adults to help as club leaders for 4-H clubs. Training, resource materials, curriculum and support are provided. For information or to volunteer, contact youth educator Judy Vollmer at 508-375-6696 or jvollmer@barnstablecounty.org. Elder services help needed Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands are looking for volunteers for its Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program. Certification training is provided by Elder Services, and travel expenses are reimbursable. Call 800-244-4638, ext. 220. VISTA volunteers needed Massachusetts Residents are encouraged to join the Americorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) program to help fight poverty. Call 800-942-2677 or go to www.AmeriCorps.gov. Arts Foundation of Cape Cod The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod is looking for volunteers in the office and at special events. Call 508-362-0066 or www.artsfoundation.org. Horizons needs help Energetic volunteers are needed for Horizons for Homeless Children with a shelter in Hyannis. A commitment of six months is required. For more information or to volunteer, call 508-999-9454 or go to www.horizonsforhomelesschildren.org. The Coast Guard wants you! The Coast Guard Heritage Museum in Barnstable Village needs people to be volunteer interpreters. Training is provided. Call Al at 508-420-9810. For furry friends The MSPCA is looking for volunteers to clean, do laundry, transport animals, help with special events, foster care for cats and kittens and more. Volunteer orientation is held the first Thursday of the month at the shelter, 1577 Route 28 in Centerville. Literacy and math coaches needed The Senior Corps of Elder Services needs adults for training as literacy and math coaches for elementary school children. Call 800-244-4630 or 508-394-4630, ext. 158. Volunteers needed for mentoring program Aid to Incarcerated Mothers is looking for volunteers for its “Children and Mentors” Partnership mentoring program. Call 617-536-0058. CCMA needs volunteers The Cape Cod Museum of Art in Dennis needs volunteers. Call 508-385-4477, ext. 10. Hospital gift shop seeking volunteers The gift shop and the thrift shop at Cape Cod Hospital need volunteers who can work three to four hours a week. Call 508-771-1800, ext. 25259 or 22505. Opportunities at the Thriftique The Visiting Nurse Association of Cape Cod operates a busy thrift shop at 1074 Route 28 in South Yarmouth, South Yarmouth Plaza. Volunteers are needed to price and sell merchandise. Call 508-957-7709. Cahoon needs volunteers The Cahoon Museum of American Art is looking for volunteers to greet visitors in the galleries, tend the gift shop and assist with mailings, office projects and fund-raisers. Call 508-428-7581. AIDS group needs you The AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod, Hyannis, needs volunteers to assist in the office and food pantry. Call 508-778-1954. Caregivers needed for local children Cape Cod Child Development is looking for volunteers for its Head Start, Child Care and Early Intervention Programs as well as the administrative offices. Call 800-974-8860. Auxiliary thrift shop needs volunteers The Cape Cod Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Shop, 690 Main St. in Hyannis, is looking for volunteers. Call 508-775-0078. Dog lovers wanted The Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind is looking for dog lovers who are willing to help a lab or golden retriever puppy start on a career as a guide dog. Puppy walkers are also needed. Call 800-548-4337, ext. 260. Dare to help kids Dare Family Services, a non-profit that provides specialized foster care for children throughout the state, is looking for adults to become foster parents. Foster parents are provided with 24-hour support, training and a tax-free stipend for the child’s care. Call a home finder at 508-802-9515. Board members needed Make a difference in children’s lives by becoming an advisory board member or committee participant at Child and Family Services in Hyannis. No special training or experience is needed. Call 508-778-1839. Independence House needs help Volunteers are needed at Independence House in Hyannis to help plan and carry out fund-raising events. Call 508-771-6507. Join the crew at the BCC Get behind the scenes at the Barnstable Comedy Club and learn the ropes while having a laugh or two. No experience needed. Call Nikki at 508-362-6333. Environmental monitors needed The Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies is looking for volunteers to participate in the Citizen Environmental Monitoring Program. Duties include taking water samples from Provincetown to Duxbury. Call 508-487-3623, ext. 122. Cape & Islands Veterans Outreach Center Veterans and their families can find a wide range of support and services at the Cape & Islands Veterans Outreach Center in Hyannis, including counseling, a food pantry, employment and housing assistance, legal aid and more. These are available to veterans of all eras. Call 800-355-1591. Cape Wildlife Center needs help The Cape Wildlife Center, 4011 Main St. in Barnstable (02630), needs animal care supplies. For a list, call the center at 508-362-0111 or send an e-mail to capewildlife@hsus.org.

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